Patents by Inventor Tsen-Wei Chang
Tsen-Wei Chang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11927303Abstract: A wearable device includes a host, a first belt, a second belt, a circuit board, a cable, and an adjustment mechanism. The first belt, one end of which is connected to a first side of the host, has a cable holding part. One end of the second belt is connected to a second side of the host. The circuit board is disposed at an overlap of the first belt and the second belt. A first end and a second end opposite to each other of the cable are connected to the circuit board and the first side respectively, and a holding section of the cable is fixed to the cable holding part. The adjusting mechanism is disposed at an overlap of the first belt and the second belt to adjust an overlapping length of the first belt and the second belt.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Tsen-Wei Kung, Chung-Ju Wu, Tsung Hua Yang, Chih-Yao Chang, Wei Te Tu
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Publication number: 20240077976Abstract: A signal processing circuit includes a driving signal generator and an encoder. The driving signal generator is configured to generate a driving signal. The encoder includes a multiplexer, a plurality of driver/receiver circuits and a summation circuit. The multiplexer is configured to receive multiple sensing signals in response to the driving signal. Among the driver/receiver circuits, a first driver/receiver circuit is configured to receive at least one first sensing signal, and apply a first gain to the first sensing signal to generate a first encoded signal; and a second driver/receiver circuit is configured to receive at least one second sensing signal other than the first sensing signal, and apply a second gain different from the first gain to the second sensing signal to generate a second encoded signal. The summation circuit is configured to sum up the first encoded signal and the second encoded signal to generate an encoded data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventor: Tsen-Wei Chang
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Patent number: 11921952Abstract: A signal processing circuit includes a driving signal generator and an encoder. The driving signal generator is configured to generate a driving signal. The encoder includes a multiplexer, a plurality of driver/receiver circuits and a summation circuit. The multiplexer is configured to receive multiple sensing signals in response to the driving signal. Among the driver/receiver circuits, a first driver/receiver circuit is configured to receive at least one first sensing signal, and apply a first gain to the first sensing signal to generate a first encoded signal; and a second driver/receiver circuit is configured to receive at least one second sensing signal other than the first sensing signal, and apply a second gain different from the first gain to the second sensing signal to generate a second encoded signal. The summation circuit is configured to sum up the first encoded signal and the second encoded signal to generate an encoded data.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventor: Tsen-Wei Chang
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Patent number: 11682230Abstract: A fingerprint signal processing circuit for a fingerprint sensor configured to sense light from a display panel touchable by a finger includes an analog front-end (AFE) circuit and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The AFE circuit is configured to receive an image signal from at least one sensing pixel of the fingerprint sensor and generate an analog output signal. The AFE circuit includes a gain circuit, which is configured to receive a compensation signal and process the image signal according to the compensation signal to generate the analog output signal, wherein a signal value of the compensation signal corresponds to a touched position of the finger in the fingerprint sensor. The ADC, coupled to the AFE circuit, is configured to convert the analog output signal into a digital code.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventor: Tsen-Wei Chang
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Patent number: 11656716Abstract: A control method for an optical fingerprint sensor and a touch controller is provided, for canceling or reducing capacitive loading. The optical fingerprint sensor includes a plurality of pixels, and each of the pixels has a first control signal line and a second control signal line. Each of the pixels is further coupled to a first voltage source line, a second voltage source line and a sensing line. The control method includes the step of configuring at least one of the first control signal line, the second control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line to be floating when the touch controller is in a touch operation period.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Tsen-Wei Chang, Chih-Peng Hsia, Wei-Lun Shih, Hong-Chu Chen, Su-Wei Lien, Sheng-Wen Hsiao, Liang-Chi Cheng
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Publication number: 20230079469Abstract: A method for driving a touch panel includes applying a touch driving signal to the touch panel for touch sensing, wherein an amplitude of the touch driving signal rises and falls gradually.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2021Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Tsen-Wei Chang, Wing-Kai Tang, Shih-Chi Lin
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Publication number: 20220406085Abstract: A driving apparatus and an operation method thereof are provided. The driving apparatus includes a first driving circuit and a second driving circuit. The first driving circuit suspends performing at least one of a display driving operation and a touch sensing operation during a skip period under a driving mode, and the first driving circuit performs the at least one of the display driving operation and the touch sensing operation outside the skip period under the driving mode. The second driving circuit is coupled to the first driving circuit. The second driving circuit performs a fingerprint sensing operation during the skip period.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Wei-Lun Shih, Tsen-Wei Chang, Cho-Hsuan Jhang, Chih-Peng Hsia, Cheng-Yu Chiang
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Patent number: 11423685Abstract: A driving apparatus and an operation method thereof are provided. The driving apparatus includes a first driving circuit and a second driving circuit. The first driving circuit performs a first driving mode on a panel. The first driving circuit performs the first driving mode during a first frame period among a plurality of frame periods and skips the first driving mode during a first skip period between the first frame period and a second frame period among the frame periods. The first driving circuit outputs timing control signal including a timing that the first driving mode is skipped. The second driving circuit is coupled to the first driving circuit to receive the timing control signal. The second driving circuit performs a fingerprint sensing operation different from the first driving mode on the panel according to the timing control signal during the first skip period.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Wei-Lun Shih, Tsen-Wei Chang, Cho-Hsuan Jhang, Chih-Peng Hsia, Cheng-Yu Chiang
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Publication number: 20220197466Abstract: A control method for an optical fingerprint sensor and a touch controller is provided, for canceling or reducing capacitive loading. The optical fingerprint sensor includes a plurality of pixels, and each of the pixels has a first control signal line and a second control signal line. Each of the pixels is further coupled to a first voltage source line, a second voltage source line and a sensing line. The control method includes the step of configuring at least one of the first control signal line, the second control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line to be floating when the touch controller is in a touch operation period.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Tsen-Wei Chang, Chih-Peng Hsia, Wei-Lun Shih, Hong-Chu Chen, Su-Wei Lien, Sheng-Wen Hsiao, Liang-Chi Cheng
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Patent number: 11308306Abstract: A control method for an optical fingerprint sensor and a touch controller are provided for canceling or reducing capacitive loading. The optical fingerprint sensor includes a plurality of pixels, and each of the pixels has a first control signal line and a second control signal line. Each of the pixels is further coupled to a first voltage source line, a second voltage source line and a sensing line. The control method includes the step of applying an anti-loading driving (ALD) signal on at least one of the first control signal line, the second control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line when the touch controller is in a touch operation period.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Tsen-Wei Chang, Chih-Peng Hsia, Wei-Lun Shih, Hong-Chu Chen, Su-Wei Lien, Sheng-Wen Hsiao, Liang-Chi Cheng
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Patent number: 11295108Abstract: A control method for an optical fingerprint sensor is provided for canceling or reducing capacitive loading. The optical fingerprint sensor includes a plurality of pixels, and each of the pixels has a first control signal line and a second control signal line. Each of the pixels is further coupled to a first voltage source line, a second voltage source line and a sensing line. The control method includes a plurality of steps, and the steps are applying a first anti-loading driving (ALD) signal on the second control signal line, and applying a second ALD signal on at least one of the first control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: NOVATEK Microeletronics Corp.Inventors: Tsen-Wei Chang, Chih-Peng Hsia, Wei-Lun Shih, Hong-Chu Chen, Su-Wei Lien, Sheng-Wen Hsiao, Liang-Chi Cheng
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Patent number: 10977470Abstract: A touch-panel control apparatus and an operation method thereof are provided. The touch-panel control apparatus includes a fingerprint sensing circuit, a touch detection circuit, and an application processor. The fingerprint sensing circuit is coupled to a touch panel to sense a fingerprint of an object. The touch detection circuit is coupled to the touch panel to detect a touch behavior of the object on the touch panel. The application processor is coupled to the fingerprint sensing circuit and the touch detection circuit. The application processor is configured to enter an encryption mode to sense the fingerprint via the fingerprint sensing circuit. The application processor detects the touch behavior via the touch detection circuit in the encryption mode. When the touch behavior changes in the encryption mode, the application processor ends the encryption mode early.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventor: Tsen-Wei Chang
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Publication number: 20210081640Abstract: The present invention provides a control method for an optical fingerprint sensor and a touch controller. The optical fingerprint sensor includes a plurality of pixels, and each of the pixels has a first control signal line and a second control signal line. Each of the pixels is further coupled to a first voltage source line, a second voltage source line and a sensing line. The control method includes the step of applying an anti-loading driving (ALD) signal on at least one of the first control signal line, the second control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line when the touch controller is in a touch operation period.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Tsen-Wei Chang, Chih-Peng Hsia, Wei-Lun Shih, Hong-Chu Chen, Su-Wei Lien, Sheng-Wen Hsiao, Liang-Chi Cheng
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Publication number: 20200342196Abstract: The present invention provides a control method for an optical fingerprint sensor. The optical fingerprint sensor includes a plurality of pixels, and each of the pixels has a first control signal line and a second control signal line. Each of the pixels is further coupled to a first voltage source line, a second voltage source line and a sensing line. The control method includes a plurality of steps, and the steps are applying a first anti-loading driving (ALD) signal on the second control signal line, and applying a second ALD signal on at least one of the first control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Tsen-Wei Chang, Chih-Peng Hsia, Wei-Lun Shih, Hong-Chu Chen, Su-Wei Lien, Sheng-Wen Hsiao, Liang-Chi Cheng
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Publication number: 20200327301Abstract: A driving apparatus and an operation method thereof are provided. The driving apparatus includes a first driving circuit and a second driving circuit. The first driving circuit performs a first driving mode on a panel. The first driving circuit performs the first driving mode during a first frame period among a plurality of frame periods and skips the first driving mode during a first skip period between the first frame period and a second frame period among the frame periods. The first driving circuit outputs timing control signal including a timing that the first driving mode is skipped. The second driving circuit is coupled to the first driving circuit to receive the timing control signal. The second driving circuit performs a fingerprint sensing operation different from the first driving mode on the panel according to the timing control signal during the first skip period.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Wei-Lun Shih, Tsen-Wei Chang, Cho-Hsuan Jhang, Chih-Peng Hsia, Cheng-Yu Chiang
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Publication number: 20200285829Abstract: A fingerprint signal processing circuit for a fingerprint sensor configured to sense light from a display panel touchable by a finger includes an analog front-end (AFE) circuit and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The AFE circuit is configured to receive an image signal from at least one sensing pixel of the fingerprint sensor and generate an analog output signal. The AFE circuit includes a gain circuit, which is configured to receive a compensation signal and process the image signal according to the compensation signal to generate the analog output signal, wherein a signal value of the compensation signal corresponds to a touched position of the finger in the fingerprint sensor. The ADC, coupled to the AFE circuit, is configured to convert the analog output signal into a digital code.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventor: Tsen-Wei Chang
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Publication number: 20200233558Abstract: A fingerprint and touch sensor includes a touch receiver, a fingerprint receiver, a mixer and a signal processing circuit. The touch receiver is configured to receive a touch sensing signal. The fingerprint receiver is configured to receive a fingerprint sensing signal having a first frequency. The mixer, coupled to the fingerprint receiver, is configured to move the fingerprint sensing signal in the first frequency to a second frequency. The signal processing circuit, coupled to the touch receiver and the mixer, is configured to process the fingerprint sensing signal in the second frequency and the touch sensing signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2019Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventor: Tsen-Wei Chang
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Patent number: 10503319Abstract: A signal processing circuit is provided. The signal processing circuit includes an analog-front-end circuit and a filter circuit. The analog-front-end circuit is configured to receive a sensing signal from a touch panel and perform a signal capture operation on the sensing signal to output a current signal. The filter circuit is coupled to the analog-front-end circuit. The filter circuit is configured to receive the current signal from the analog-front-end circuit and perform a signal filter operation on the current signal to output a first voltage signal. The filter circuit includes an anti-aliasing filter and a comb filter coupled in series.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventor: Tsen-Wei Chang
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Publication number: 20190196652Abstract: A signal processing circuit is provided. The signal processing circuit includes an analog-front-end circuit and a filter circuit. The analog-front-end circuit is configured to receive a sensing signal from a touch panel and perform a signal capture operation on the sensing signal to output a current signal. The filter circuit is coupled to the analog-front-end circuit. The filter circuit is configured to receive the current signal from the analog-front-end circuit and perform a signal filter operation on the current signal to output a first voltage signal. The filter circuit includes an anti-aliasing filter and a comb filter coupled in series.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventor: Tsen-Wei Chang
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Patent number: 10152148Abstract: A phase compensation method for multi-scan in touch sensing system is provided. The phase compensation method includes the following steps. A plurality of carrier signals are received, and a demodulating operation is preformed on each of the carrier signals to obtain a first component signal and a second component signal of each of the carrier signals. An inverse matrix operation is respectively preformed on the first component signal and the second component signal both demodulated by the demodulating operation. A signal mixing operation is preformed on the first component signal and the second component signal both processed by the inverse matrix operation to obtain raw data of each of the carrier signals. Furthermore, a phase compensation circuit applying afore-said phase compensation method is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2014Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Hung-Cheng Kuo, Tsen-Wei Chang, Chun-Hung Chen